махра

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐˈxra]

Etymology 1

Shortening of махо́рка (maxórka).

Noun

махра́ • (maxrá) f inan (genitive махры́, uncountable)

1. (low colloquial) makhorka (a strong type of tobacco)

   Synonym: махо́рка (maxórka)

Declension

Declension of махра́ (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	singular
nominative	махра́ maxrá
genitive	махры́ maxrý
dative	махре́ maxré
accusative	махру́ maxrú
instrumental	махро́й, махро́ю maxrój, maxróju
prepositional	махре́ maxré

Etymology 2

Originally мохра́ (moxrá), from мох (mox); respelled according to pronunciation.

Noun

махра́ • (maxrá) f inan (genitive махры́, uncountable, relational adjective махро́вый)

1. (colloquial) specially made thread loops on fabric or knitwear
2. (colloquial) terrycloth

Declension

Declension of махра́ (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	singular
nominative	махра́ maxrá
genitive	махры́ maxrý
dative	махре́ maxré
accusative	махру́ maxrú
instrumental	махро́й, махро́ю maxrój, maxróju
prepositional	махре́ maxré

Derived terms

• махро́вый (maxróvyj)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мохор”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress